Well, I still have not seen the third film. I loved the first two, but, since ania is bringing up disappointments, my biggest is that Tom Bombadil and his wife Goldberry were left out.

However, I realize Jackson could not really be entirely faithful to the books without producing a 30 or 40-hour film.

Tis a pity, though.

While I too lament the ommission of Tom Bombadil, Jackson made a good point when asked why he didn't film it. Tom Bombadil is very much a literary character, one that sticks in the head while the rest of the story is being read. However, on film, he would largely be forgotten and the whole scene would be reduced to, "What the heck was that guy doing traipsing through the woods singing?"

Plus, since Tom handles the Ring and is unaffected by it, it would defeat Jackson's showcasing that everyone who handles the Ring is somehow affected by it, even though in the books Tom and Faramir escape its influence.

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Plus, since Tom handles the Ring and is unaffected by it, it would defeat Jackson's showcasing that everyone who handles the Ring is somehow affected by it, even though in the books Tom and Faramir escape its influence.

Good point--I was telling my wife the same thing about Tom and how he was able to see Frodo when he put on the ring.

Well, I've read the trilogy, multiple times, & I know in the end it tells about all that happens to everyone, which is why i was a bit disapointed that it only focused on the hobbits, rather than say what happened to Aragon, Gimli, etc... Also it didn't say that Sam, toward the end of his life, also went to the Elves.

Actually there isn't that much in the books that wasn't in the movie. In the book it just mentions that Gimli & Legolas were to travel together, and there is nothing more with Aragorn after they leave for the Shire. Everything that you are remembering(including Sam going to the Grey Havens) is from the Appendix, not the novel itself. Of course, Jackson did choose to bring a few things from the appendix into the body of the story(most of the Parts with Arwen) and it would have been nice to have included these things. Perhaps a few will be on the extended DVD.

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Well, I still have not seen the third film. I loved the first two, but, since ania is bringing up disappointments, my biggest is that Tom Bombadil and his wife Goldberry were left out.

However, I realize Jackson could not really be entirely faithful to the books without producing a 30 or 40-hour film.

Tis a pity, though.

Tom and Goldie - while interesting and fun were not necessary to the story line, hence they were the first to go. Tolkein himself said that they were an aside within the story. I need to re-read the books no after having watched all three movies. I'm sure they will be fresh and new now .

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COOL!! I hope that he does a good job! Nothing worse than a bad version of a good story. ei: Dune.

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